[POMPONIUS libro quinto ad Sabinum. ] §30.1.26.prNon amplius legatorum nomine ad quemquam pertinere uidetur quam quod deducto eo, quod explendae condicionis causa datum esset, superesset.
[POMPONIUS, Book 5 of Commentary on Sabinus.] No more is deemed to belong to anyone under the name of a legacy than what remains after deducting that which was given for the purpose of fulfilling a condition.
§30.1.26.1Si certum corpus heres dare damnatus sit nec fecerit, quo minus ibi ubi id esset traderet, si id postea sine dolo et culpa heredis perierit, deterior fit legatarii condicio.
If the heir is condemned to give a certain specific thing, and he has done nothing to prevent himself from delivering it at the place where it was, if that thing afterwards perishes without the malice or negligence of the heir, the condition of the legatee becomes worse.
§30.1.26.2Cum bonorum parte legata dubium sit, utrum rerum partes an aestimatio debeatur, Sabinus quidem et Cassius aestimationem, Proculus et Nerua rerum partes esse legatas existimauerunt.
When a part of property is bequeathed, and it is doubtful whether shares of the things or their valuation is owed, Sabinus and Cassius indeed thought that the valuation, and Proculus and Nerva that the shares of the things were bequeathed.
sed oportet heredi succurri, ut ipse eligat, siue rerum partes siue aestimationem dare maluerit.
But the heir ought to be relieved, so that he himself may choose whether he prefers to give the shares of the things or the valuation.
in his tamen rebus partem dare heres conceditur, quae sine damno diuidi possunt: sin autem uel naturaliter indiuisae sint uel sine damno diuisio earum fieri non potest, aestimatio ab herede omnimodo praestanda est.
Nevertheless, the heir is permitted to give a share in those things which can be divided without loss; but if they are either naturally indivisible or their division cannot be made without loss, the valuation must by all means be paid by the heir.